1:72 P-51B wood/metal rebuilt - Page 4 - Aircraft of World War II

Airframes · 07-18-2009, 05:11 PM

Nice work Igor. The drop tanks, if they were the 'tear drop' 75 gal metal tanks, were neutral grey, sometimes olive drab, for the early tanks. later on, the were bare metal. The longer, 'cigar shaped' tanks were neutral grey if the metal version, but more commonly, they were the 'paper' type, which were doped silver.

Heinz · 07-18-2009, 11:20 PM

Wow impressive, thats a stang alright!

Wurger · 07-19-2009, 08:30 AM

Looking very nice Igor.Keep working.

Wayne Little · 07-19-2009, 08:59 AM

Great work Igor!

imalko · 07-24-2009, 05:58 AM

Thanks to everyone.
Here are few more progress pictures of freshly painted model with tape on certain parts still attached...

Wurger · 07-24-2009, 06:26 AM

Nicely done Igor.

Wayne Little · 07-24-2009, 06:28 AM

Sweet!

Catch22 · 07-24-2009, 10:09 AM

Nicely done!

Heinz · 07-24-2009, 12:38 PM

Looking great mate!

Airframes · 07-24-2009, 01:43 PM

Very nice work Igor. You've captured the shape of the 'B' well.

imalko · 07-26-2009, 01:07 PM

I've finished my P-51B model today late afternoon and took few shots so I could post them tonight. Will post more photos from more different angles tomorrow when sun will provide better lighting.
With this model I attempted pencil paneling for the first time and looking now at this two photos I can see that I may have over done it on the main wing. But it was good practice and hope will do better next time. This might have something to do with photo camera flashlight, though. On ordinary daylight this pencil lines haven't looked this much pronounced to me.

Airframes · 07-26-2009, 02:42 PM

Looks great Igor, and the panel lines aren't too bad. How about adding some panel lines for the engine cowlings? They were quite prominent on the P51.

imalko · 07-26-2009, 02:52 PM

Thanks Terry. Actually I was considering that but wasn't sure how to pool it off on wooden fuselage. That would require to simply draw them on fuselage since no panel lines exist on wooden part of the model. (As you may have noticed I have penciled panel lines on metal parts only.) I'm willing to try that on engine cowling too, but I fear could mess up entire model if I made some mistake.

Wurger · 07-26-2009, 03:03 PM

Looking cool Igor. Excellent work.

imalko · 07-26-2009, 03:17 PM

Thanks very much Wojtek.

07-18-2009, 05:11 PM	#46
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,490	Nice work Igor. The drop tanks, if they were the 'tear drop' 75 gal metal tanks, were neutral grey, sometimes olive drab, for the early tanks. later on, the were bare metal. The longer, 'cigar shaped' tanks were neutral grey if the metal version, but more commonly, they were the 'paper' type, which were doped silver. __________________

07-18-2009, 11:20 PM	#47
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 7,678	Wow impressive, thats a stang alright! __________________

07-19-2009, 08:30 AM	#48
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 15,968	Looking very nice Igor.Keep working. __________________

07-19-2009, 08:59 AM	#49
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 14,728	Great work Igor! __________________

07-24-2009, 06:26 AM	#51
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 15,968	Nicely done Igor. __________________

07-24-2009, 06:28 AM	#52
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 14,728	Sweet! __________________

07-24-2009, 10:09 AM	#53
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,620	Nicely done! __________________

07-24-2009, 12:38 PM	#54
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 7,678	Looking great mate! __________________

07-24-2009, 01:43 PM	#55
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,490	Very nice work Igor. You've captured the shape of the 'B' well. __________________

07-26-2009, 02:42 PM	#57
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,490	Looks great Igor, and the panel lines aren't too bad. How about adding some panel lines for the engine cowlings? They were quite prominent on the P51. __________________

07-26-2009, 02:52 PM	#58
imalko Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vojvodina, Serbia Posts: 1,940	Thanks Terry. Actually I was considering that but wasn't sure how to pool it off on wooden fuselage. That would require to simply draw them on fuselage since no panel lines exist on wooden part of the model. (As you may have noticed I have penciled panel lines on metal parts only.) I'm willing to try that on engine cowling too, but I fear could mess up entire model if I made some mistake. __________________ "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant." Last edited by imalko; 07-26-2009 at 02:54 PM.

07-26-2009, 03:03 PM	#59
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 15,968	Looking cool Igor. Excellent work. __________________

07-26-2009, 03:17 PM	#60
imalko Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vojvodina, Serbia Posts: 1,940	Thanks very much Wojtek. __________________ "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant."

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